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    Explore state-specific academic requirements and plan your high school course sequence to meet graduation standards and college preparation goals.
    California: University Admission Requirements

    Subject Areas

    Subject Areas

    • Mathematics

      3 units
    • English

      4 units
    • College-Prep Electives

      1 unit
    • Science

      3 units
    • World Languages

      2 units
    • Social Studies

      2 units

    Source:

    CA Public Flagship University's Application Requirements (A-G requirements for all UC schools): UC Berkeley, more info here

    Course Requirements

    Fulfillment via High School Courses:
    2 units, or equivalent to the 2nd level of high school instruction, of the same language other than English are required. Courses should emphasize speaking and understanding, and include instruction in grammar, vocabulary, reading, composition and culture. American Sign Language and classical languages, such as Latin and Greek, are acceptable, as are Native American languages. Courses taken in the seventh and eighth grades may be used to fulfill part or all of this requirement if the high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses.

    Fulfillment via Exam:
    AP: A score of 3 or higher on the AP exam in Chinese Language and Culture, French Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Spanish Language, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture or Latin will satisy this requirement.
    IB: A score of 5 or higher on the IB HL language B exam will satisfy this requirement.

    Fulfillment via Community College / University:
    Grade of C or better in any transferable course(s) (excluding conversation) held by the college to be equivalent to two years of high school language. Many colleges list the prerequisites for their second course in language as "Language 1 at this college or two years of high school language." In this case, Language 1 clears both years of the requirement.

    Course Sequence

    Year 1

    Year 2

    Year 3

    Year 4

    1 Unit World Language
    1 Unit World Language
    Not required
    Not required

    Year 1

    1 Unit World Language

    Year 2

    1 Unit World Language

    Year 3

    Not required

    Year 4

    Not required
    Equivalent Exams

    See text above for specific information about equivalent exams

    Last updated 9/3/2025